Anna La Torre
@latorrelab.bsky.social
DevBiol, retinas, miRNAs, stem cells & more.
https://latorrelab.faculty.ucdavis.edu
https://latorrelab.faculty.ucdavis.edu
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Anna La Torre
@latorrelab.bsky.social
· Oct 10
New preprints from the lab (3)! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Are you or do you know a current undergraduate student who wants to pursue research? Our Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) application is now open! (reposting from the MCW Grad school X account)
Apply here: admissions.mcw.edu/register/sum...
Apply here: admissions.mcw.edu/register/sum...
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Are you or do you know a current undergraduate student who wants to pursue research? Our Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) application is now open! (reposting from the MCW Grad school X account)
Apply here: admissions.mcw.edu/register/sum...
Apply here: admissions.mcw.edu/register/sum...
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Our latest paper is out! While the circadian photoentrainment circuit has been extensively studied, the mechanisms regulating its development remain poorly understood. Here we show that retinal Müller glia play a key role in this process. Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Retinal glia regulate development of the circadian photoentrainment circuit
Circadian photoentrainment depends on intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which convey environmental light information to th…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Our latest paper is out! While the circadian photoentrainment circuit has been extensively studied, the mechanisms regulating its development remain poorly understood. Here we show that retinal Müller glia play a key role in this process. Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fantastic new paper from @pierre-mattar.bsky.social lab!
Chd4 remodels chromatin to control retinal cell type specification and lineage termination
Read this #LifelongDevSI #OA Research Article by Sujay Shah, Pierre Mattar and colleagues
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Read this #LifelongDevSI #OA Research Article by Sujay Shah, Pierre Mattar and colleagues
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Fantastic new paper from @pierre-mattar.bsky.social lab!
The BDE Study Section is officially postponed. I’m heartbroken and just furious for every applicant who poured months of effort into their proposals. There are outstanding grants in my pile and they deserve better.
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The BDE Study Section is officially postponed. I’m heartbroken and just furious for every applicant who poured months of effort into their proposals. There are outstanding grants in my pile and they deserve better.
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Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
Grateful to the Glaucoma Research Foundation (Glaucoma.org) for bringing the Catalyst for a Cure teams together to discuss strategies for neurodegenerative disorders: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Grateful to the Glaucoma Research Foundation (Glaucoma.org) for bringing the Catalyst for a Cure teams together to discuss strategies for neurodegenerative disorders: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A very important resource!
Direct comparison of constitutive Rax-Cre transgenic drivers that activate in the mouse embryonic eye field https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.11.681822v1
October 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A very important resource!
New preprints from the lab (3)! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New preprints from the lab (3)! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I am reminded tonight how important it is for women to be inspired by other brave, pioneering women as I watch dozens and dozens of women post gift links to Jane Goodall obituaries and articles
Keep it up, ladies.
Keep it up, ladies.
A voice for hope. We have lost an irreplaceable treasure.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why Jane Goodall Still Has Hope for Us Humans (Gift Article)
“Traveling the world I’d see so many projects of restoration, people tackling what seemed impossible and not giving up.”
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I am reminded tonight how important it is for women to be inspired by other brave, pioneering women as I watch dozens and dozens of women post gift links to Jane Goodall obituaries and articles
Keep it up, ladies.
Keep it up, ladies.
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Immigrants, particularly on H1Bs, are the lifeblood of American innovation. If you wanted to hurt US competitiveness in the next century, I can think of few more effective ways than a move like this
Even when found illegal, the mere intent will have irreparably harmed our future
Even when found illegal, the mere intent will have irreparably harmed our future
September 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Immigrants, particularly on H1Bs, are the lifeblood of American innovation. If you wanted to hurt US competitiveness in the next century, I can think of few more effective ways than a move like this
Even when found illegal, the mere intent will have irreparably harmed our future
Even when found illegal, the mere intent will have irreparably harmed our future
As a former H-1B holder, I have no words...
Trump is cutting America off from the world by degrees.
The H-1B visa is for high-skilled specialists.
The H-1B visa is for high-skilled specialists.
Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas in Latest Crackdown
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation as soon as Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb ov...
www.bloomberg.com
September 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As a former H-1B holder, I have no words...
#FluorescenceFriday: a weekly reminder that behind the data, there are moments of pure wonder. This is why we do what we do. And the #retina is so uniquely beautiful!
September 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#FluorescenceFriday: a weekly reminder that behind the data, there are moments of pure wonder. This is why we do what we do. And the #retina is so uniquely beautiful!
New preprints from the lab!! (2)
Uncoupling Neocortical Neuron Fate and Migration via a Let-7-RBX2 Axis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.675676v1
September 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
New preprints from the lab!! (2)
🎉 New preprints from the lab! (1) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Novel Roles of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Retinal Patterning and Neurogenesis During Mammalian Eye Development
The Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway is essential for the patterning, growth, and morphogenesis of many tissues. During early eye development, Shh is critical for the formation of the two optic ...
www.biorxiv.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
🎉 New preprints from the lab! (1) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@ucdavis.bsky.social had a great representation at the BAVRD!
September 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@ucdavis.bsky.social had a great representation at the BAVRD!
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"This could be the difference whether your child gets cancer. Are you willing for them to die because the therapy for them is delayed?"
Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.
Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.
August 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"This could be the difference whether your child gets cancer. Are you willing for them to die because the therapy for them is delayed?"
Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.
Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.
Exciting news! Dr. Marie Burns has been appointed the new Director of the Center for Neuroscience, and it's hard to imagine a better choice for this position! @ucdaviscns.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucd-cbha.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Exciting news! Dr. Marie Burns has been appointed the new Director of the Center for Neuroscience, and it's hard to imagine a better choice for this position! @ucdaviscns.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucd-cbha.bsky.social
Such beautiful work!
Excited to share this study! We created a developmental atlas of the anterior segment of the eye and provide crucial molecular information that guides the development of Schlemm’s canal and trabecular meshwork cell subtypes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Single-Cell Characterization of Anterior Segment Development: Cell Types, Pathways, and Signals Driving Formation of the Trabecular Meshwork and Schlemm's Canal
Morphogenesis of the anterior segment (AS) is crucial for healthy ocular physiology and vision but is only partially understood. The Schlemm's canal (SC) and trabecular meshwork (TM) are essential dra...
www.biorxiv.org
August 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Such beautiful work!
Our National Parks are treasures and we they need more than visitors, they need funding! Btw, #lassenvolcanicnationalpark is magical 💚
August 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Our National Parks are treasures and we they need more than visitors, they need funding! Btw, #lassenvolcanicnationalpark is magical 💚
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Snails with human-like eyes?!
Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
August 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Snails with human-like eyes?!
Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
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Congrats to @GGIPstudents and COVSL member Dr. Erin Hisey and her mentor @bcleonard on completing her exit seminar for her PhD! The future is super bright for her as she returns to complete her DVM @ucdavisvetmed.🍾🎉🎈#visionscience
August 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Congrats to @GGIPstudents and COVSL member Dr. Erin Hisey and her mentor @bcleonard on completing her exit seminar for her PhD! The future is super bright for her as she returns to complete her DVM @ucdavisvetmed.🍾🎉🎈#visionscience
Joseph is about to give a talk on his Hi-C data 🧃
July 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Joseph is about to give a talk on his Hi-C data 🧃
NIH funding grants at 4% is a disgrace. Brilliant science will be shelved while lives hang in the balance. We’re gutting the future of medicine and burning decades of scientific progress #SaveScience #NIH
“With these considerations, we expect to fund through the 4th percentile.”
There it is, in black and white, the destruction of cancer research in the US.
There it is, in black and white, the destruction of cancer research in the US.
Funding policy for 2025 from NCI. Was just released: 4 percentile…maybe!
www.cancer.gov/grants-train...
www.cancer.gov/grants-train...
July 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
NIH funding grants at 4% is a disgrace. Brilliant science will be shelved while lives hang in the balance. We’re gutting the future of medicine and burning decades of scientific progress #SaveScience #NIH